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Remote work isn't really a solution. Cities exists because they do something economically and socially valuable for humans. It becomes possible to support some
by kiba 3y ago
Remote work isn't really a solution.
Cities exists because they do something economically and socially valuable for humans. It becomes possible to support some infrastructures and services, such as theater, grocery stores, etc.
All remote work does is distribute some functions to less populated areas without solving the core problems that plague modern cities everywhere with gridlock and vetocracy. Otherwise, remote works would still be roughly be distributed to the same cities instead of going elsewhere.
If we want to unlock the most value, then yes we do want to solve commute 2 hours a day, especially for people who still need to commute. Yes, we do want cheaper housing in the most desirable cities. Yes, we want those remote workers living there anyway.
- Tade0 3y agoMy sentiment is that we've been getting diminishing returns from cities for quite a few years now and it's time to put some pressure on those who benefit the most from the current situation. It so happens that the same people insist that we all, especially specialists with considerable disposable income, return to offices. To reiterate a point I already stated: you won't get cheaper housing when it's seen as an opportunity for passive income. Only making these properties valued less can help here and remote work is the tool for that.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 3y ago<< Cities exists because they do something economically and socially valuable for humans. And they will continue to exist. Because of remote, they will maybe shrink in size, which is not a bad thing. << If we want to unlock the most value, then yes we do want to solve commute 2 hours a day, especially for people who still need to commute. And that part is definitely solved by remote.
- MomoXenosaga 3y agoThis is what anti city people don't get. My mom grew up in a small religious village and left for the big city because she wanted a life.